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Polices

·RAMSEY &

[}_____ THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL

CO.

No. 1688,

TYPEWRITER SPECIALISTS.

12, POTTINGER STREET, HONGKONG. Established nearly 20 Years.

TYPEWRITERS, NEW OR SECONDHAND, BOUGHT, SOLD; HIRE, EXCHANGED,

Typewriter Ribbons all makes. Garbon Papers all Colours. Typewriter Parts for all makes of Machine.

Sole Agents for THORP & MARTIN London & Boston, The Largest Manufacturers of Typewriter Parts in the World. BOOKS, STATIONERY, STATIONERY SUPPLIES..

HAVE YOUR TYPEWRITERS KEPT IN thorough ORDER BY CONTRACT BY

EXPERIENCED WORKMEN UNDER KUROPEAN CONTROL. ANN. Sole Agents in SOUTH CHINA FOR KOIBON PHONOGRAPHS A RECORDS. ALL. PARTS). THE LATEST IMPROVED & BEST TALKING MACHINE EXTANT. LATEST "BLUE AMBEROLA" RECORDS. REPAIRS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.

Commercial.

New Tobacco Company.

Public Companies

There has just been registered THE CHINA BORNEO CO., at Somerset House with a capital

LIMITED.

+ of £380,000 Gameargan Freres NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

(Ltd). The capital is divided into 140,000 10 per cent. Oumu: THE Eleventh Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of the above lative First Preference, 100,000 12 per cent. Second Non-Cumn. Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's lative Preference, and 140,000 Building at Noon on Wednesday, Ordinary shares, all of £1 each, the 15th April, 1914 to, receive a The objects are: To carry on in Statement of Accounts to the 31st Egypt, the Sandan, or elsewhere, December, 1913 and the Report of the business of growore, manufac. The General Manager and Con- "turre, growers' exporters, insulting Committee and to elect a

4.

The Transfor Books of the

Company will be closed from the

Public Companies

NOTICE.

MR. CHARLES GORDON

STEWART MACKIE has this day been admitted a partner in our firm in Hongkong and China.

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & 00. Hongkong 1st, April, 1914

Noticis

NOTICE.

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING.

CORPORATION.

Hand Office 2-60, Will Büreet, Berw York London Office; -36," Bishopeggia, 1,0

BRANCHES

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Colan

Empire

Hoogkong

Hacke

Caba

{Capital xað Ssieplakannemeres Gold $1,800,000

Qualcom1450,000

Banks

1914.

TE

HONGKONG & BHANGHAI Demand

BANKING CORPORA 30 de .....

TION.

'Belling.

Exchange

T/T, Marks ................................ 1971 Demand Germany

198 T/T. #tands .... ................................2.45) On Haiphong nho pm On Beigon ......................................31⁄44°. pin.

- 1/11-3/16 ............................1/11 1/4

...1/11 5/16 GO ₫/s ..................................................................1/11 5/16 €10/8 Hamme1/11 3/8........ On Bangkok ..............................17856 $15,000,000 T/T Shanghai.........7938 Private 30 d/s sight S'hal ...7434 T/T Singapore ............................................8238 T/T Japan

949%

1448

111

4 m/s. L/C

Buving.

1/11:9/16

4 m/. D/P .......................................1/11 11/16 6 m/s. L/O..................................................1/11 11/16 30d/s.8'ney & Melbourne1/11 13/16. 30 d/s.San F'co & New York 4772 ....1443⁄44. | 4 m/s. Marke ..........................2.02. „144364 m/s. Francs ..... +248 .1444 6 m/s. do

Paid-up Capital

Kobe

Mandica

RESERVE FUNDS:

Pesa Pahing

San Francisco

Sterling

T/T India

........................

Shanghai

Yokohama..

T/T Bombay

£1,500,000 at 2/➡

$15,000,000

Demand Bombay

T/T Calcutta,

Demand Caloutta

Demand India

Silver...$17,650,000

Demand Manila ...................... .95

forward

26-15/16

$32,650,000

T/T. San F'ou & New York 47 Demand, New York T/T. Java

476

11676

Bank of England rates.3% Sovereign

$10.25

Subsidiary Coins.

Opium Quotation.

Mar. 13

Discount per $100

́EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS transactad,

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opraad on the same

VEDEPOSITS RECEIVED, fred for vos paar at 'EX PET RADIUS, or for sharer periods, at rates, which

may de sacertsivad on application.

FILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. WATL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

LETTERS OF CREDIT 150 DRAFTS gratad W E have this day removede gelocipal cities in the Werk

BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF our offices to No. 4 Des CREDIT reliable if over the World, Vaux Road Central, Groundland

DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

floor.

VERNON & SMYTH, Share & General Brokers

Telephone No. 320 Hongkong 1st April, 1914.

NOTICE.

THE Office of Reuter's Te- legram Co. Ltd. has this day been removed to No. 4 Des Voeux Road Central, Ground floor.

F. SMYTH.

Agent

porters, stemmers, and brokers Consulting Committee and of and commission agents in Auditor. connection with tobacco, man ufacturers of cigars, cigarettes, snoff, tobacco products and to bacco machinery, propristera of cigar end tobacco divans, saloons, and refreshment, reading and writing rooms &c The minimam subeorij tion upon which the directors may proceed to allotment is seven ordinary shares.

1st April to 15th April, both days Hongkong,.1st April 1914. inclusive.

THE CHINA-BORNEO

CO. LTD.

Tea Report.

Messrs. Lloyd, Matheson, and Carritt report ander date of March 12 as follows with the follow- ing ****.

W. G. DARBY,

General Manager.

CHINA" TRADERS · INSUR-

ANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ****

LONDON DIRECTORY

(Published Annually) Enables traders throughout the World to

communicate direct with English. MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS in each class of goods. Besides being a

complete commercial guide to London &

OTICE is hereby given that its suburbs, the directory contains lists of

the Forty-Eighth Ordinary EXPORT MERCHANTS Yearly Meeting 28 the Company with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial will be held at its Head Office

and Foreign Market they supply: No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Hong- STEAMSHIP LINES kong, on Friday, the 17th April, sed under the ports, to which they 1914, at 12.15 p.m., for the purpose Ballings.

sail, and Indicating the approximate of receiving the report of the Directors together with the state- PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES of loading Mannfuoturers, Merchants, monts of account to 31st Decem-

etc., in the principal provincial towns & ber. 1913, and of declaring lodustrial centres of the United Kingdom. Dividends &c.

A copy of the

the current edition will be forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of Postal Orders for 20%,

Indian. The market during the week, Ithough closing with out any material change, we barely as active as at the last anctions for teas above81d. perlo; below this figure, however the de- mand was quite up to recent sales, prices being fully firm. Assam and Dooars Autumaale again met with keen competition, and some of the Southern India teas. particularly those showing im proved quality, also cold well. Ceylon. Prices continued firm with a good general inquiry for all descriptione. teas showing an improvement in quality were Hongkong, 2nd April, 1914. keenly competed for and in some casos realised dearer rates.

"

The Transfer "Books of the Company will be closed from 7th April to the 17th April both days

By order of the Board of C. H. P. HAY,

Acting Secretary

inclusive,

h

NOTICE TO SHAKEHOLDERS,

No

China-Quotations for the week UNION INSURANCE

SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. remain unchanged, while buyera with few exceptions are exercising their extreme caution in making their purchages of common and medium qualities of Congous at the present "dvanced rates now raling, while fine quality teas are still good value at 8d, upwards. Public Companies

SOENGEI RAMPAH RUBBER CO., LTD.

1

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

JOTICE is hereby given that the Forty-First Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Society will be held at its Head Office, No. 2 Queen's Building, Hong-

their trade cards for £l, or larger adver Dealers sooking Agencies can advertise

tisements from £2.

THE LONDON DIRECTORY OO, LTD. 25 Abchurch Lane, London E.0.

PURCHASE and WALX of Stocks and Shares

effected.

GRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cauired,"

GEORGE HOGG,

Manager..

Queen's Road, Hongkong| Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund.

14

30,000,000 18,550,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Branches

Antung, Holan

Bởi bày

Calcutta

I banrch an

Datrea Fengti en Hacklo ilankow Honolulu Koba Liao-Yang

Load a

Lyons

Tingan

Agencies, st Nagasaki Howchwang

New York

Osaka

Fekia Ryolun (Port Arthur), S10-Franciaco Shanzbai Tiehung

Tenuin

Tokyo

Taington les

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deports received for fixed periods it rates to be "obtained on application.

EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913. (18

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA..

די

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

Reservo Liability of

Proprietors...$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

12:50-

........................... 1449% BarSilver. ready26 15/16

Gold Leaf per tael ....................,53,60°

Malwa, New

Hon. Mr. D. Landale Chairman Chinese...20 ate.pieces $12 1/4 % Malwa, Old W. L. Pättenden, Esq.- Deputy | Chinese ...10

Chairman.

S. H, Dodwell, Esq.

E. Goetz, Esq.

C. B. Gubbay. Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

C. Landgraf, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. "Hon. Mr. E. Shellim,

H. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong N. J. Stabb," MANAGER.

Shanghai A, G, Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong Interest Allowed.

Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

́$124,"

$634

$8 13/6

$8,200 par po

8,300

Patna, New ................. 9,325 per che Patna, Old.......................... 9,200. Benares, New..... 9,050. Benarne, Old......... 8,925

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERS

Sracks & PAID # Valu

BANKS,

SA-SALES V-BUYERS

CLOLING Q'TION.

$810 8.

Hongkong & S'hai $125 <

$50 330

£5 T142

MARINE INSURANCE", Cantons North Chine

Unions

On Current Account at the rate | Yangtzes of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2 per cent per

Annum.

For 6 months, 3 per cent. pe.

Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

Annum,

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Business of the above. Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.

8.

b.

2

N-NOMINAL

LAST DIURND AND "AVIJ

£2 & 5/- b. at ex 1/11 3/16 | equal to $23.29 for 1 -year ending 31/12/13 $18 for 1912.

Final of 10 p.c, making

20p.c. for 1912 Final of $20 making 850!

for 1911 and Interim: of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak. $15 for 1911 & Int of $3 for 1912

$100 $845

250 1205 bu FIRE INSURANCES China Fires

$20

$145 Hongkong Fires

$50 $368 SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 $81 Douglas Steamship $50 $35 Steamboats

$15 $281

9.

$10 for 1912

$27 for 1912

b.

$1 for 1906

3.

3.

Indo-Chines

(Preferred) (Deferred)

$20 8.

105/

"Sholl" Transports £1

£11

b.

62 on 10,000

$10 $49

8.

$1 on 10,000

Star Ferry".

REFINERIES.

Chine Sugart $100 $84 Luzon Sugars $100

$28

MINING...

INTEREST on deposits is al. lowed on the minimum monthly Chinese Engineerings £137,6 balances at 83) Per Cent per an-

£137/6

Tronohs

E.

$2.50 for year end'g 30'6"13 Final of $1 for half).

"year ending 31*12*13 (6 p.o. for year. 1912 on

preferred sharos

Interim of 1/- making 2 for 1913 Coupen" No, 21

$% on 100 shares Ist issue

2nd

3rd

for year ending 30°4′13

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Interim of 31 p,c. 8 2/5d per share, Couvon No. 1 ac- count year. 30,6:12-, Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6a/0.19:3 1/2 for 1909

$3.50 for year 1913

4.

Fá

$3 for 1913

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

Reserve Fund...£1,800,000 nm. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000

Reserve Liability of

Depositor may transfer at their Raubs

$3.10 b. Proprietors..........£1,200,000 option balances of $100 or more DOCKS, WHARVES, & GIDOWNS

to the Hongkong and Shanghai Kowloon Wharfe

$50 $83 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Bank to be placed on FIXED H.K. &W'poa Dooks $50 $69 WING to the increase of our General Banking business trans- DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent. per

business, we have opened | acted.

Shanghai Dooks T. 100 57 our China Dept.. next}

Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 T. 100 door, and keep the best class of goods obtainable,

Inspection solicited,

NIKKO & CO., Hongkong Hotel Building.

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

kong, on Friday the 17th April MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese 1914, at Noon, for the purpose graduate versed in litera-

December 1913, and of declaring

the Fourth Annual Dividends &c." General Meeting of this Company

will be held at No. 8s, Des Voeux Road, Hongkong, on Thursday, 'the 9th April, 1914, at Noon; for the following purposes, víz:

1. To receive and consider the Balance Sheet;

2. The Report of Directors. 3-To confirm the appointment of one Director, to elect Auditors for the ensuing year, and to elect a' Director.

.

4-To transact any other busi- ness 'that may arise.

Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 29th March, to the 9th April, 1914, both days inclusive.

Dated 23rd March, 1914. By Order of the Board.

C. N. G. WALKER, Secretary. 88, Des Voeux Road, Hongkong.

NUTI E.

WE have this day been ap

pointed Agents for the Swedish East Asiatic Steam Ship Co., Ltd. of Gothenburg. All Bills of Lading and Shipping Orders will be countersigned by Be count .116.

A,B. THE SWEDISH TRADING

CO. IN CHINA (LIL): ARTHUR NILSSON,

3. Managing Director. Queen'sBuilding. Top floor, Telephone No. 1038 Hongkong, 1st April, 1914.

NOTICE.

WE have this day authorized Mr. G. W.OLIVEORONA to sign our firm per.procuration. A.B. THE SWEDISH TRADING

CO. IN OHINA (Ltd,)

ARTHUR NILSSON"

Managing Director 1st April, 1914:

is

annon.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- For the Hongkong and Shang- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-hai. Banking Corporation, ceived for 1 year or shorter periods N.J. STABB, Chief Manager. at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. S. HEWETT,

Aoting Manager. D Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

Notices

[22]

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

EUTSCH ASIÁTISCHE

BANK.

Capital Fully

Paid-up...Sh. Taela 7,500,000 Head Office.Shanghai. Board of Director-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow. Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil, & Sona.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-The perty, &o...

of receiving the report of the bure, has been a teacher to Directors together with the European officials and merchants THE statements of account to 31st in this Colony for over ten years. He has a good method of train- ing Europeans to pass in the The Transfer Books of the Chinese examination, and Society will be closed from 7th possessed of a first rate certificate April to the 17th Apri! to both as a Chinese teacher. He has days inclusive.

also a good knowledge of Manda By Order of the Board.

rin and Bakka. C. H. P. HAY

Acting decretary. Hongkong 2nd April 1914.

Those who intend learning the Chinese language are requested to write: c/o Hongkong Tele graph" office or direct to 37 THE HONGKONG & WHAM-Hollywood Road, 1st floor. POA DOOK CO., LTD. Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE DIVIDEND of $3.00 per

share declared at To-day's

MAN LOONG.

AND' SOY, MANUFACTURERS. Factory at Yaumati "OFFICE; Nɔ, 36, Das Voax - Road, W Telephone No. 177 & E 12.

Annual General Meeting will be FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, DINGER payable at the Hongkong & Shangbai Banking Corporation on and after Tuesday, 31st March, 1914, and Shareholders are re- 'quested to apply for warrants at the Town Office of the Company 2 Queen's Buildings.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

;

GEO. A. CALDWELL, Secretary, Hongkong, 30th March, 1914.

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY

: LIMITED.

THE Thirty-Third Ordinary

WE are the leading Manufacturers in Gingers are all fresh and of the first plok Our Syrup is prepared from the best quality of Sugar, We give our spécial attention 'to our business and sanitary arrangements.

this class of Gooda. Our Fruit &

Annual Meeting of Share- WE

holders will be held at the Offices

NOTICE.

E have this day admitted Mr. LENNOX GODFREY

of the General Managers at 12 BIRD, and Mr. GEORGE LEO- noon on Monday, 6th April to POLD WILSON as partners' in

our firm.

receive a Statement of the Com

'pany's Accounts to 31st Decein-

PALMER & TURNER,

ber, 1913, and the Report of the Hongkong, 1st April, 1814. General Managers.pd

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 26th instant to 6th proz, both days inclusive;

JARDINE, MATHESON

General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd Mar, 1914.

USE. C. N.

AND DUARD AGAINST PLAGUE

CHINA COMMERCIAL Qo, 9 Daddell $7

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise; Loans made on the Provident

System.

(Rates and Particulars on ap

plication).

OF

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &, Undertaken, and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

PEAK TRAMWAY 00.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE..

WEEK DAYS.

7:00 AM to £8.00 £5, "EVERY, 15 MINI L00 AM 10 1000 à

J

Union of London and Smith's

Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell- schaft.

Dresdner Back

· INTEREST allowed on Current

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

Hongkong Hotels $50 $125 b.

4

Hongkong Lands $100 $112

84

Humphreys Estates $10 $8 Kowloon Lande

630 844

Shanghai Lands T. 30

T. 90

West Points

$50 $67 b,

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

T. 50 T. 133 Ewcs

8,

b.

T. 117

191

12

COTTON MILLS,

Shanghai Cottons Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik

Hongkong Cottons #10 881

MISCELLANEOUS.

China-Bornesa $12 $11 Light and Powers $101 Account. · DEPOSITS received Do. (Spec.shares) $1 $4.10 s. on terms which may be learned China Providents $10 $8 on application. Every description Dairy Farms. $6 $36 of Banking and Exchange busi- Green Islands, 810 361 ness transaoted.

Hongkong Electrics $10 $44 MAX GUTSCHKE Hongkong Ices

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911. 12 Hongkong Ropes

Langkats

Morning Post Peak Tramway

Do. (new)

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED..

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$25 $195 b. $10 $22

g. 10 T47

$25 821

$10 $10

$1 93 cts.

$10 85

36

"...... 1,125,000 Hongkong Electric Trams8/6 '. 562,500 465,000 Philippines

Authorised Capital, £1,500,000

Subscribed

Paid Up

Reserve Fund

IL30 AM to 12-45, 732-

10 Mix.

BANKERS:

n

10 MEN

Bank of England.

London Joint Stook Baur, Limited

216.00 am to 13,00 Aut

FLAŞ DM, L

+45 206 20

May 23. ta' 5,00 700, 5.00 .M, to

· NIGHT CARS, S

10 Mix.

15 MIN.

Lesliga 2007 nad ja race 930 246, to

* 31,00° 9/8{ ́ ́ every half hour:

kad

LULOS VARIO 11:45 PM.

every quarter offanions,

SUNDAYS,

M. 20 xogo aim. Evaxy is Many solya Ak to "X800 & M, - 21:45 AM, 10 19.00 No

"

10 MIN

Las Mo

-16

to M

US Mar.

1,00 2.MI LA... 5:00 PMicha

6.00 PM 5.00 F.M. Lo 7.00 TM, N Foto: B10 13,

--NIGHT CARS as an West Dayu

SATURDAYS

Hitra · Cárs- at," sa^" mkdeight.

SPECIAL CARBONS

By Arrangement at the Company's Office, “Alexandra Bulidings,

$50820

F. Price & Co., Ed. $10

Du Pre Societe des ferred

Pulpeset Papierteries paid ..-- du Tonkin up $50

Benefit $200

85.134

Interest allowed on Current Ao-Shanghai-Sumatráð'T. 20,T.130- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.

A. R. LINTON

Manager.

Steam Laundry United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, $10 (891% 6. Ld. .......... United AsbestosĮ

Founders Shares $10 1300 Union Waterboat $10 $20

Weismann, Ltd. $10 $30

$107.80.

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled william Powell

For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery monis" with" Wines & Liquéna

Corrected, to 19-go pulić, Apr, 6· 1916-

Tls. 3 for 1912

Interim of Tle 3 for 1913

Tls. 6 29*2*10

$7 on old shares, $8,50)

од

rew shares

year 31'12-13

1314 for 14 year ending

31.12.13

50 cents for 1913

$2.80 for 1913..

Interim of 5 p.o. for

year ending 30'6'13 $2,25 | for 14 year ending 31.12.13:

15 per cent. for 1910

Tis. 15 for year ending ending 31'10'19

Tle. 10 for year end-

ing 30'6'13

T. 12 for yearend'g 3112

Tis. 1 for year ending?

- 30*11'13

30 cents 31.7.08

85 cents for 1912

·70 vónts for 1913

$1.30 for year end'g 31'713. 40 cents for 1911

$1.60 per share for 1912 #2 interim for 1913

$2 for 1913

fInterimi of Tis. 1. mak Ling Tis. 2 a/c 1813 None 80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.18* Interim of 1d. per share

for 1913. None

$1.50 for 1910

None"

No dividend this year

50 cts: for yearend❜g 31,5.12

(20

per cent per ordinat share for year ended

·31′5-1912

$1.25 per share for ear

ending 31 12 1913

25 per cent, for year

Mending $17711

60 cents for 1912

50 ots, yearending 0:30′13 WRIGHT AND HORNBY Sauna sod

General brokers & De Vosur Road Central address Recitind

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